IceCaps pull even with Game 2 win

In as close to a must-win situation as you can get, the St. John’s IceCaps came through with a 2-1 victory over the Norfolk Admirals on Wednesday night, squaring their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece.

The IceCaps salvaged a split of the first two games on home ice after dropping Game 1 on Tuesday.

Following a scoreless first period, St. John’s broke through when Josh Morrissey scored at 2:48 of the second. Working on an IceCaps power play, Morrissey brought the puck up the left-wing side, entered the offensive zone and snapped a shot that beat John Gibson for his first professional goal.

Less then three minutes later, St. John’s doubled its lead as Jason Jaffray picked off a Norfolk clearing attempt down low and beat Gibson on another power play to make it 2-0. St. John’s went 2-for-6 with the man advantage in Game 2 after Norfolk had killed off 21 of 22 shorthanded chances to begin the postseason.